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LEGION RIDERS
Making a difference in our communities
Zillah, WA
April 9, 2022: Once again, The American Legion strengthens our communities, state and nation with our Legacy Ride scholarship donation...
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
We can make it happen
Yakima, WA
Cindy Stephens form freedompantry4veterans has partnered with American Legion Family Post 130 in Zillah, Wash. Working together does make a..
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POST TREASURES
World War II/Korean War open house
Minburn, IA
Lest we forget On March 26, 2022, Minburn Osborne American Legion Post 99 and the American Legion Auxiliary held an Open..
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HONOR GUARD
American Legion Harrisburg Post 472 memorial dedication for Jose "Joe" Campos Torres
Houston, TX
Members of the American Legion Harrisburg Post 472 honor guard performed a 21-gun salute during the ceremony for the dedication..
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Malta Bend Memorial Post 558 helps high school DECA students attend international competition
Malta Bend, MO
American Legion Post 558 of Malta Bend recently provided support for the Saline County Career Center’s DECA members heading to..
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100 MILES
100 Miles for Hope
Havelock, NC
After a month and 10 days, Ned and Judy Robison from NC Legion Post 24 and NC Auxiliary Unit 24..
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100th birthday of a World War II Army infantry soldier
Ashland, VA
My father, Eugene Nelson Eddleton, turns 100 on June 6. He served as an infantry soldier in World War..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
American Legion Post 196 event raises over $11K
On Feb. 19, 2022, East Shore American Legion Post 196 held their 2nd annual Polar Plunge fundraiser. When you visit this..
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HONOR GUARD
CSM Gary W. Crisp American Legion Post 289 rifle team honored, calls service during..
Clarksville, TN
By Cheri Reeves During the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral services and visitations were canceled at times, or at least restricted by the..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Never too late to welcome them home
The Colony, TX
Holley – Riddle Post 21 of The Colony, Texas, became a United States Vietnam War Commemoration Commemorative Partner this year..
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Legion honoree (retired) Capt. John Crawford dies at 103
Kensington, MD
John "Jack" Crawford Jr., a retired Navy captain, survivor of the Battle of Midway and winner of an American Legion..
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Inaugural Gold Star Legacy Poker Run
La Plata, MD
We’re American Legion Riders Chapter 82 riding out of American Legion Post 82 in La Plata! Our post has over 800..
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HONOR GUARD
American Legion Department of Virginia 2nd District Honor Guard
Virginia Beach, VA
Col. Otha Newton, American Legion Department of Virginia 2nd District Honor Guard, gave a presentation on his unit before members..
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VETERANS STRENGTHENING AMERICA
American Legion Post 302 recharters Troop/Pack 780
Fenton, MO
Since 1919, The American Legion has publicly supported the Boy Scouts of America, which dates all the way back to..
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Frisco City Council honors Vietnam War veterans
Frisco, TX
Vietnam veterans in attendance received standing ovations at the April 5, 2022, Frisco City Council Meeting as Mayor Jeff Cheney..
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Fred Brock Post 828 hosts live jazz for Vietnam veterans, families
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (March 29, 2022) – In recognition of National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Fred Brock American Legion Post..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Salem Veterans Memorial, American Legion Post 94, Salem, Iowa
Salem, IA
Salem Veterans Memorial Gene Stewart and Jim Dean, another committee member, presented the council with a schematic drawing of the memorial,..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Helping our American Legion Family: Post 911 donates Field of Honor plots
Hoover, AL
By Patricia A. Douglas Public Affairs Coordinator “The American Legion was established with a simple mission of four duties that form..
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Veterans to relay American flag from Washington, D.C., to Birmingham for World Games 2022
Birmingham, AL
The World Games 2022 and Airbus announced they are partnering with Team Red, White & Blue for “The Team RWB..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Post 731 makes all World War II, Korean and Vietnam War post members honorary..
San Diego, CA
On March 12, aboard USS Midway, Post 731 officers commemorate a historic move by the membership of the post to..
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OUR KOREAN WAR STORY
A surgeon's experience in Korea in 1951
Lake Forest, IL
Milton Weinberg: Life Member, Post 264 My father, Milton Weinberg, M.D., was in World War I overseas as a physician,..
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BOYS STATE
American Legion Post 178 selects 2022 Texas Boys State delegates
Frisco, TX
Texas Boys State delegate interviews were recently completed over three weeks by an eight-member veteran committee. The high school principals,..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
From the Air Force to college chancellor
Dr. Walter R. McCollum is the chancellor at Ivy Tech Community College, Richmond Campus, where his focus is to collaborate..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Legionnaire receives 50-year certificate
Puyallup, WA
Legionnaire Larry Snoke receives his 50-year certificate from Rex Faubion, commander of Puyallup's R. Vernon Hill Memorial Post 67, Department..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
My most memorable day as a veteran
When I came home from NKP Thailand in 1974, I came home alone. There wasn’t a unit redeployment, I was..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Honoring the Brunswick County Deputy Sheriff of the Year 2022
Leland, NC
John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68, Leland, N.C. SUBJECT: Brunswick County Deputy Sheriff honored by Leland American Legion Post 68 On..
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Post 554 (Bloomsdale, Mo.) Scout projects
Bloomsdale, MO
On 24 October, 2020, American Legion Post 554 in Bloomsdale, Mo., received a new concrete walkway and circular concrete pad..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Bel Air (Md.) Post 39 remembers Vietnam Veterans Day, 29 March 2022
Bel Air, Maryland, MD
Maj. Gen. Robert L. Edmundson, commander of Aberdeen Proving Grounds and commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Command, was..
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WWII STORY
A Lonely Cross in the Normandy Cemetery - D-Day remembered
Cherryfield, ME
A Lonely Cross It was a lonely cross engraved: “Known but to God.” Remembering the 75th anniversary of D-Day..
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OUR KOREAN WAR STORY
Korean War MIA family gets closure 70 years later
Cherryfield, ME
CPL Oscar L. Sprague – MIA - Korea My name is Peter Duston and I am the adjutant for Narraguagus Post..
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